On July 16, 1980, Despite much speculation that he is simply malingering, the Astros place star pitcher J.R. Richard on the 21-day disabled list with a mysterious arm problem. The 6′ 8″ right-hander is 10-4 with a 1.89 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 114 innings, but has removed himself from 10 games this year complaining…
July 12, 1980 San Francisco Giants Jack Clark goes 5-9 with 2 homers and 4 RBI in a double header sweep of the Reds at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. The Giants bang out 17 hits in the nightcap as seven different players record multi-hit games. [jetpack_subscription_form title=”Join the Community” subscribe_text=”We bring you cool stories about…
On July 6 1980 Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland A’s 5-4 on Greg Pryor hits a two out two run homer off Bob Lacey at comiskey park, scoring Todd Cruz who had bunted his way on with two outs. Lacey gave up 3 runs over the last two innings and Ed Farmer pitcher…
Reds pitcher Bruce Berenyi makes his major league debut and the Astros welcome him with a 6-run first inning. Mario Soto relieves and pitches 8 2/3 inning of shutout ball, allowing just three hits. The Reds rally to win, 8 – 6.
On July 4, 1980, at Riverfront Stadium, Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros collects his 3,000th strikeout during an 8-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. “The Express” fans Cesar Geronimo, becoming the fourth major league pitcher to reach the milestone. Ironically, Geronimo was also Bob Gibson’s 3,000th career strikeout victim six years earlier. Despite the milestone,…
On July 2, 1980 Chicago’s Ross Baumgarten allows only a 7th-inning single to Rod Carew en route to a one-hit 1 – 0 shutout of the Angels. Baumgarten will finish the season 2-12. Source: Baseball Reference July 2
On June 27, 1980, At Candlestick Park 31 year-old left-hander Jerry Reuss of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches a no-hitter against the rival San Francisco Giants. Reuss, who wins an 8-0 decision, narrowly misses a perfect game when shortstop Bill Russell commits a throwing error on Jack Clark’s two out routine grounder in the first…
1980 – Joe Beckwith makes a wild throw to third in the 12th inning, allowing Cesar Cedeno to score the winning run in a 5-4 triumph over Los Angeles. It caps a 5-for-5 night for Cesar who hits two doubles, steals two bases, drives in two and makes a sensational catch in center. Joe Morgan sends the game to extra innings with a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth.
On June 20, 1980, five-foot, five-inch Freddie Patek known by the nickname of “Flea” of the California Angels slugs three home runs in a game at Fenway Park. The diminutive shortstop, who will finish his career with only 41 home runs, becomes the smallest player to hit three homers in a game. Patek also…
On June 20, Leonard Smith the man who confessed to killing California Angels star Lyman Bostock, is set free. Smith killed Bostock with a shotgun blast on September 23, 1978, Smith stating he intended to shoot his wife. He later went to trial for murder, after the first trial resulted in a hung jury, Smith…
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